A driver arrested after the grandad of an Emmerdale actress was hurt in a hit and run has been cleared of the charges.
Kane Oman, 26, had been accused of being the driver of a Mercedes that didn't stop after injuring Derek Halfpenny, 85. Derek is the grandfather of Chelsea Halfpenny, who plays Amy Wyatt in the ITV soap.
He was injured in Gateshead, on Woodburn on the Leam Lane estate. Oman was also facing charges of failing to report an accident, driving without due care and attention, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and driving without in insurance, on the same street.
